Tally Gotliv

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a conference of the Israeli chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

April 30, 2023, 12:40 pm

Coalition set to split role of AG, make it a political appointment – report

Government also wants to limit legal advisers to nonbinding opinions; Likud MK says she’ll seek to block appointment of Yitzhak Amit as next Supreme Court chief

By ToI Staff

Illustrative image: Hamas supporters wave green Islamic flags during a protest to show the solidarity with Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jebaliya City, northern Gaza Strip, April 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

April 16, 2023, 1:15 pm

Daily Briefing Apr. 16: Saudis host Hamas as chaos in Israel may tangle regional web

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur weighs in on new alliances among Iran, Saudi Arabia and Hamas; military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on Hamas’s expanded Lebanon base

By ToI Staff

Israeli police surround protesters during a demonstration against the government's judicial reform bill, in Tel Aviv on April 15, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

April 15, 2023, 11:49 pm

Hundreds of thousands rally against judicial overhaul plans for a 15th straight week

Protest organizers vow to push on until legislation shelved; smaller pro-overhaul rallies take place in 12 locations, with police minister Ben Gvir at Netanya counter-demonstration

By ToI Staff

Protesters attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem on March 27, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)

March 27, 2023, 11:33 pm

In first, tens of thousands rally to back overhaul; ministers promise it will pass

As PM announces delay, protesters demand judicial reform move forward, rail against ‘elites,’ claim election ‘stolen’ from them

By Carrie Keller-Lynn and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) speaks with Education Minister Yoav Kisch in the Knesset, March 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 23, 2023, 6:43 am

Knesset passes law shielding Netanyahu from court-ordered recusal 61-47

Final readings of Likud-sponsored bill, seen as tailored to save PM from potential legal trouble, approved after long night of heated debate; Lapid blasts ‘obscene, corrupt law’

By ToI Staff and Carrie Keller-Lynn

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a Likud Knesset faction meeting, March 13, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

March 22, 2023, 2:42 am

The implosion of Israel’s ruling party

Under Netanyahu, Likud transformed from a raucous party proud of its internal democracy into a monolith without debate or dissent. That change shapes the fight over the judiciary

By Haviv Rettig Gur

Likud MK Tally Gotliv speaks during an event at Airport City, March 20, 2023. (Flash90)

March 21, 2023, 7:43 pm

Ethics panel sanctions Likud MK for blaming terror attack on Supreme Court chief

Railing at decision, Tally Gotliv vows to skip votes until she can again speak in plenum, committees; 2 other Likud MKs, Hadash-Ta’al leader also punished for various incidents

By ToI Staff

Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz, Merav Michaeli and Avigdor Liberman meet in Jerusalem on March 13, 2023 to coordinate opposition strategy to judicial overhaul. (Yesh Atid)

March 20, 2023, 10:50 am

‘Hostile political takeover’: Opposition leaders slam new judicial overhaul proposal

Lapid says changes to judge selection panel are ‘what they’ve planned from day 1’; Michaeli: ‘There’s no compromise here’; Sa’ar: Government ‘hasn’t learned anything’ from protests

By ToI Staff

Israeli singer Hanan Yovel, April 28, 2022. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

February 25, 2023, 5:49 pm

Veteran musician Hanan Yovel declines Knesset performance, citing ‘boorish’ lawmakers

Singer and songwriter refers to MKs’ behavior in parliament, highlights incident this week where far-right MK made racist comments about opposition lawmakers

By ToI Staff

Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee MK Simcha Rothman (center) at a hearing, with committee legal adviser Attorney Gur Bligh (right), February 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 20, 2023, 5:08 pm

Knesset legal adviser: Overhaul leaves equality, freedom of expression unprotected

Adviser to Knesset committee leading legislation charge says clause in government’s bill would mean fundamental civil rights have no anchor in Israeli law

By Jeremy Sharon

Thousands of protesters wave Israeli flags as they rally against the judicial overhaul outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 20, 2023, 2:45 pm

Tens of thousands rally near Knesset ahead of 1st plenum vote on judicial overhaul

Protesters block roads around the country; opposition leaders say they won’t negotiate while coalition refuses to pause legislative process

By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff

Protesters against the government's planned judicial overhaul block the private home of Likud MK Tally Gotliv in Givat Shmuel, February 20, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

February 20, 2023, 1:10 pm

Outcry as protesters block Likud MK in home, prevent special needs daughter leaving

Tally Gotliv denounces demonstrators as ‘anarchists;’ PM Netanyahu, opposition leader Lapid condemn incident, but organizers vow to keep protesting at coalition lawmakers’ houses

By ToI Staff

MK Ofir Katz leads a meeting in the Knesset in Jerusalem, on February 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 19, 2023, 12:10 pm

Likud bill would limit ability to remove PM, as group seeks to disqualify Netanyahu

Proposal sponsored by MK Ofir Katz comes as High Court reviews petition demanding Israeli leader be required to step down for breaching conflict of interest agreement

By Ash Obel

Left: Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut at a court hearing in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Likud MK Tally Gotliv attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 30, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 12, 2023, 3:41 am

In extraordinary tirade, Netanyahu ally blames terror ramming on Supreme Court chief

Likud MK Tally Gotliv draws rebuke for tweet claiming Esther Hayut’s warning against judicial overhaul helped cause Friday’s deadly attack

By ToI Staff

Zeev Raz speaks during a protest rally in central Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2015. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

February 5, 2023, 1:53 pm

Ex-air force pilot detained for questioning after implying Netanyahu deserves to die

Zeev Raz suspected of incitement and threats; lawyer who said he’d fight government ‘with live fire’ also questioned

By Ash Obel and ToI Staff